Over the past 2 years, Baldwin-Wallace has made much progress in beginning intentional sustainability initiatives.
Curriculum
- New interdisciplinary sustainability major
- Environmental studies minor
- Annual summer faculty teaching workshop on sustainability that integrates sustainability concepts into courses across the curriculum
- Courses in Green Business
College Committee(s)
- B-W has a Sustainability Committee comprised of faculty, staff, and students that reports to the president. The committee has created a sustainability mission for the college.
Green Building
- Ernsthausen Hall is the first and only dorm in Ohio with geo-thermal heating and cooling.
- Commitment to green building design in all future college building projects
Purchasing
- B-W is shifting to green cleaning products and has already saved nearly $100,000 by doing so
Energy
- Motion sensors have been installed in all classrooms
- Photoluminescent exit signs have replaced exits signs lighted by light bulbs
- Wind Energy Potential: B-W has received funding to explore the possibility of installing Ohio’s first wind turbine on a college campus
Food
- Biodegradable disposables are used in B-W’s food services
- Purchased and installed an EarthTub to compost nearly all pre-consumer food waste from the school's cafeteria.
Transportation
- B-W is experimenting with the conversion of used kitchen grease for the production of bio-diesel fuel for campus vehicles
- Bike racks: The campus has increased availability of bike racks around campus to discourage vehicle use
Waste
- B-W has reduced their paper consumption by 40% by making double-sided printing default on all campus printers as well as capping the number of free pages students get each semester
- A composter has been installed that will take all food services food waste out of the waste stream
- An enhanced recycling system has been implemented with the result of increasing recycling content by at least 500%
Events
- Two-day symposium on sustainability October 20-21, 2008. More info coming soon!
Other
In June, 2009 B-W received a $230,000 grant from the McGregor Fund to further sustainability initiatives, including:
- Student internships in sustainability with nonprofit and governmental organizations.
- Faculty development for enhanced and new course development for the sustainability major and minor.
- The creation of an Institute for Sustainable Business Practice (offered through the Division of Business Administration).
Contact
Dr. David Kruger
Charles E. Spahr Chair in Managerial and Corporate Ethics, Professor of Business Administration
Baldwin-Wallace College
275 Eastland Rd.
Berea, OH 44017
440-826-5923
dkrueger@bw.edu
Student Group(s)
Has the President of the College signed the American College and University President’s Climate Commitment?
No
